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A million dollar demo for an unmade Lord of the Rings game offers an impressive look at what could have been. Jon Burton, the retired founder of Lego game studio Tt Games, shared footage of the demo and the story behind it on his YouTube channel (opens in new tab). …
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June, 2020
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23 June
Inside the adaptation of Stephen & Owen Kings Sleeping Beauties to comics
In 2017, Stephen and Owen King unleashed a waking nightmare on a sleeping world. Their prose novel, Sleeping Beauties, told the story of Aurora, a global disease that put women into strange, alien comas. Now, IDW Publishing is bringing Sleeping Beauties and its curious affliction to comic readers everywhere. To …
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23 June
Ghost of Tsushima combat stances, parries, and more explained
Sucker Punch explained some of the finer points of Ghost of Tsushima (opens in new tab)‘s combat system in a new blog post (opens in new tab) focusing on its principle design philosophies. Studio co-founder Chris Zimmerman highlighted three core ideas for combat in Ghost of Tsushima: speed, sharpness, and …
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22 June
Joel Schumacher, director of Batman and Lost Boys, dies at 80
Joel Schumacher – the filmmaker best known for directing two Batman movies, Lost Boys, and numerous other movies – has died at the age of 80. The acclaimed director passed away “quietly” in New York City following a year-long battle with cancer, his publicist has confirmed (via Daily Mail (opens in …
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22 June
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart “would not have been possible” without PS5s faster loading times
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (opens in new tab)‘s dimension-hopping gameplay was made possible by PS5‘s commitment to ending load times. While the next game in the Ratchet & Clank series will naturally make new advancements in the field of lombax fur graphics, Insomniac Games creative director Marcus Smith paid …
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22 June
Mixer will shut down next month as Microsoft partners up with Facebook Gaming
Microsoft is shuttering Mixer and bringing its streaming ambitions to Facebook Gaming. The company announced (opens in new tab) its decision today, and while this transition is already underway, Mixer won’t be fully shut down until July 22. At that point, all Mixer apps and links will redirect to Facebook. …
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20 June
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is free on Steam this weekend
Take a trip back to Warhorse Studios’ gritty realization of 15th century Europe, and don’t pay a dime for the experience until the end of the weekend. Kingdom Come: Deliverance is free to download and play on Steam (opens in new tab) from now until Sunday, June 21. If you …
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19 June
Marvel promises two major turning points and beginning of Marvel Space Age in Empyre epilogues
It wouldn’t be a Marvel Comics event without tie-in issues, preludes, and epilogues, and this summer’s Empyre, that finally launches post-Diamond suspension July 15, will be no different. In September Marvel will publish two postgame epilogue one-shots, Empyre: Aftermath Avengers and Empyre: Fallout Fantastic Four, which answer the question “Who …
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19 June
How to stream Watchmen online – watch for free this weekend
Now that the series has reached its (mind-blowing) conclusion, there’s never been a better time to stream Watchmen online. Particularly because it’s free to watch on HBO this weekend – no subscription required. Because there aren’t any strings attached, you can stream Watchmen online via HBO (opens in new tab) …
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19 June
Dragon Age 4 and Battlefield 6 teased for next-gen during EA Play
EA has teased next-generation PS5 (opens in new tab) and Xbox Series X (opens in new tab) releases for a number of titles, including potential early looks at Dragon Age 4 (opens in new tab), Battlefield 6 (opens in new tab) – or whatever either are eventually called – and …
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